31 December 2019 Coast Guard, good Samaritans Rescue Crew of Dismasted Sailing Vessel Southwest of Hawaii HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard two commercial vessels located and rescued the crew of the 42-foot white dismasted sailing vessel Coco Haz III 656 miles west southwest of the Hawaiian Islands, Sunday."We appreciate the support of the good Samaritans aboard the...
31 December 2019 Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Hosts Thai Military Officials SOUTH CHINA SEA -- The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, embarked on flagship USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), hosted leaders from the Royal Thai Army, Navy, and Air Force, Dec. 23.Top Thai military officials made an arrested landing aboard Abraham Lincoln following its safe transit of the Strait...
31 December 2019 PACAF’s Largest Multi-Service Unit Supports JBER Resiliency JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The Pacific Air Force’s largest multi-service unit (MSU) supports installation resiliency by caring for people.At the hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the MSU provides inpatient services for all military members and their families,...
31 December 2019 Air Defenders Participate in Japan Co-op Program for the First Time SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- Two air defense members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force concluded a 10-week cooperative work program Dec. 13 alongside 38th Air Defense Artillery Soldiers at Camp Zama, allowing both sides to gain professional and personal development skills."The co-op work program was...
30 December 2019 Aviation Leaders Engage Sustainment Teams in West Coast 'Boots on Ground' Naval Air Stations Lemoore and North Island, California (NNS) (NNS) -- The Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) hosted a two-day "Boots on Ground" (BoG) event here Dec. 17-18 to follow up on more than a year of implementing the Naval Sustainment System-Aviation (NSS-A)...
30 December 2019 Sub Tender Frank Cable Completes Sea Trials POLARIS POINT, Guam (NNS) -- The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) returned to Guam after completing sea trials Dec. 19.The crew, comprising uniformed Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners, participated in more than three days of events and operations at sea to test the...
27 December 2019 Alaska’s Adjutant General Continues Rural Hub Visits to Grow National Guard Capacity JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Nome, Alaska, Dec. 17-18, as part of the department’s new rural operations hub concept to strengthen the department’s ties with Alaska’s rural communities, in an effort to grow upon...
27 December 2019 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Relief and Appointment Ceremony CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Marcos A. Cordero relinquished his billet as 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion sergeant major to Sgt. Maj. Aaron C. Colling during a relief and appointment ceremony held at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2019.U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Andrew...
27 December 2019 Building the King High School in Sesabo SESABO, Japan -- In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), there are two occasions that are greatly celebrated, ribbon-cuttings and groundbreaking ceremonies. On Wednesday, Japan Engineer District (JED) was able to celebrate the groundbreaking for the renovation and replacement of E.J. King High...
27 December 2019 Tinsel Town Delivers Snow, Festivities to Okinawa KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- It doesn’t normally snow in Okinawa, but once a year Tinsel Town brings the magic of the holiday season to Kadena Air Base.Tinsel Town, held this year, is an annual event in which the local community and service members get together and share the holiday spirit with music,...